Federal Circuit Decisions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hands down decisions that can dramatically affect the fate of a company's intellectual property assets. Recently decided patent cases are listed below with links to the court decision as well as a Finnegan summary of selected cases that involve key developments or evolving trends. Case decisions dating back to 2001 can be accessed by searching on keyword, case name, case number, judge(s), lower court, or date of decision. You can access these same decisions using your mobile device from Finnegan’s Patent App[eals]®.

Our AIA blog tracks Federal Circuit cases related to AIA trials: inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR), including covered business methods (CBM). We provide the related Final Written Decision as well as the Federal Circuit decision or Rule 36 judgment, which are tracked separately for convenience. To subscribe to the blog, please click here.